A film and theatre maker for the last 19 years, Jack started as a runner at the Gate Theatre under Artistic Director Stephen Daldry. He then moved onto editing feature film trailers. He directed his first short film at 21 years of age starring Idris Elba and joined Ridley Scott Associates, aged 26, as a director.
His film interests have ranged across documentaries for television, music videos, party political broadcasts, commercials, corporates, short films and virals.
As Creative Director he has worked for Greenpeace Digital, Aviva and the Green Party, producing ground breaking work in the cinema, online and for television. In 2001 he created the personal party broadcast for Tony Blair and as Creative Director for Aviva PLC helped lead a successful transformation from 40 brands into one global brand, Aviva.
Jack has won numerous awards for his advertising and corporate work including Winner Audience Award Viral Video 2011 Berlin Short Film Festival, Best Media and Marketing campaign awards, numerous IVCA awards and New york Film Festival awards. His early viral work for the Green Party in 2002 became the worlds first political viral campaign, his work for the UK Government on reducing CO2 emissions became one of the most played public service announcements of 2008 and his award winning work with producer Kathleen Kenedy gave voice to Hollywood after 9.11
The VWdarkside work for Greenpeace became the most shared viral on earth in June 2011 and garnered more than 500,000 signatures asking VW to change. In March 2013 VW agreed to reduce emissions across the whole group to 95gpkm by 2020. VW is the largest motor manufacturer in Europe.
Jack's most recent short film "Indigo" has played in major festivals across the World. It was selected for the 60th Berlinale where it was awarded the "Special Mention". Jack is also an actor and teaches the Meisner technique at the Actors Centre London and The Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol. He runs the Youth Cinema Foundation working with teenagers teaching performance and film. Since training as a performer Jack has been creating Theatre productions and live work.

New stretch target

The Costumes we budgeted for are at the cheap end, but they can work. The simple rule is the more money we have the better the costumes we can get.

Project aim

The Youth Cinema Foundation is a independent social enterprise that teaches young people acting and film making. We need a £550 costume budget for a 16th century costume drama we are filming in May 2015. The students are keen performers and many are going onto performing arts courses. This course offers an opportunity for the performers and filmmakers to gain a showreel.

Cothay Manor, Somerset.

About the project

Students rehearsing

We are making a short film set in 1539 with a group of local teenagers based in Somerset, England . The film is about the dissolution of the monasteries in Somerset and Dorset. We have locations and equipment for the production but we need to raise £550 for the costumes. We have a wonderfully talented designer and seamstress who has offered to help create some Tudor coifs but we have to get 12 costumes for the group.

The film focuses on the period when the Abbot of Glastonbury was hung drawn and quartered on Glastonbury Tor.

We have already been offered locations at Cothay Manor (where Wolf Hall was filmed) and Sexeys Hospital in Bruton. These are wonderful locations and offer the students a brilliant opportunity to live in the past.

Cothay Manor, Somerset.

Sexeys Hospital, Bruton Somerset.

Film Premier

Thefilm will be premiering alongside another highly crafted Youth Cinema Foundation film at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset in July 2015.

We want the students to get to create the best possible work and we need help from donors to help us make a costume drama. The rewards we offer are great value and you will be helping young performers and film makers get a great start.

The Youth Cinema Foundation receives no funding from outside bodies and we are a social enterprise who want to make the work accessible to everyone, hence crowd funding. Who knows where these young people might be in the future, due to your help in making them look the part! Thanks for reading and please share this project.

Rewards

Get £10 reward

A "Thank You" on our Facebook page and a warm glowing feeling for dressing up some talented young people.

7 backers so far

Get £20 reward

A "Thank You" credit on the end titles of the film (to be shown at Hauser&Wirth, Somerset) a "Thank You" credit on our Facebook page and an HD online copy of the film to download.

5 backers so far

Estimated delivery: September 2015

Get £50 reward

A "Thank You " credit on the end titles of the film to be shown at Hauser&Wirth, Somerset, a "Thank you" credit on our Facebook page, an HD online copy of the film to download, A shout out "Thank You" on Twitter to our followers…and an SD gift copy of Jack Price's Berlin winning film "INDIGO" to watch on iTunes

2 backers so far

Get £100 reward

An "Associate Producer" top billing Credit. An INVITATION to the premier at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset on July 3rd 2015. An online copy of the film to watch and download, a "Thank you" on Facebook, a shout out "Thank You" on Twitter, an HD gift of Jack Price's award winning film "INDIGO" to watch on iTunes.